Minneapolis Vocational High School - Tradewind Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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THE WAY 1914 GIRLS' VOCATIONAL ESTABLISHED WITH PRINCIPAL ELIZABETH FISH AND 83 STUDENTS, 8 TEACHERS 1917 FIRST COMMENCEMENT—GRADUATING CLASS OF 36 1921 BOYS ALLOWED TO ENROLL. SCHOOL WAS RENAMED VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL 1922 NEW COURSE—PRINTING. G.A.A. FORMED 1924 NEW COURSE—TAILORING 1925 SCHOOL PAPER THE CRIER PUBLISHED ITS FIRST ISSUE 1926 FIRST YEARBOOK—PRICE 75$ 1927 NEW VOC BUILDING PROPOSED 1931 BECAUSE OF NEEDED REPAIRS, SCHOOL CLOSED FOR 2 MONTHS 1932 LAST CLASS GRADUATED FROM OLD VOCATIONAL. MILLER VOCATIONAL OPENED AT 11TH ST. AND 3RD AVE. NEW RADIO SYSTEM INSTALLED 1933 VOC'S ATHLETIC TEAMS WERE NAMED THE MILLERS AFTER MARY MILLER, FIRST TEACHER IN MPLS. 1934 FIRST TRADEWIND PUBLISHED 1935 NEW COURSE--MACHINE SHOP 1936 POST HIGH ADDED TO VOC 1937 MR. FIEDLER BEGAN TEACHING AT VOC 1938 NEW COURSES—AUTO ELECTRICITY AND ARCHITECTURAL DRAFTING 1939 SCHOOL CELEBRATED SILVER ANNIVERSARY. MISS FISH DIED VERY SUDDENLY 1940 NEW COURSE—BARBERING 1941 WRESTLING TEAM MADE STATE. FOOTBALL TEAM TIED FOR CITY CHAMPIONSHIP 1943 ASS'T PRINCIPAL NR. NORD HEADED WAR PRODUCTION TRAINING DEPARTMENT. BUILDING IN OPERATION 24 HOURS A DAY 1944 WRESTLERS PLACED 2ND IN CITY

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THE WAY WE WERE TABLE OF CONTENTS FACULTY ................ 11 ORGANIZATIONS ...........23 ACTIVITIES ..............29 SENIORS ................ 37 HALL OF FAME ............61 7

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WE WERE 1945 PETITION FOR A NEW AUDITORIUM APPROVED 1946 MISS CROUNSE, PRINCIPAL, RESIGNED 1947 SCHOOL DESIGNATED AS AN AREA VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL 1948 BOYS AND GIRLS SCHOOLS WERE COMBINED UNDER ONE ADMINISTRATION AND NAMED MINNEAPOLIS VOCATIONAL SCHOOL AND TECHNICAL INSTITUTE 1949 MR. NORD BECAME PRINCIPAL 1950 NAME OF SCHOOL PAPER WAS CHANGED FROM THE CRIER TO THE CRAFTSMAN 1952 BASKETBALL TEAM WON DISTRICT 17 CHAMPIONSHIP 1954 CHET JANASZ TOOK ALL-CITY IN FOOTBALL 1956 AUDITORIUM COMPLETED AND DEDICATED TO ELIZABETH FISH 1957 PRESIDENT EISENHOWER DROVE BY VOC 1961 LETTERMEN'S CLUB FORMED 1962 VOC WON DISTRICT 17 CHAMPIONSHIP IN WRESTLING 1963 NEW COURSE—DATA PROCESSING. LARGEST SCHOOL ENROLLMENT OF 1800 STUDENTS 1964 VOCETTES FORMED. NIXON SPEAKS AT VOCATIONAL 1965 AVIATION TRAINING PROGRAM MOVES TO AIRPORT 1969 COOKING LAB REMODELED 1971 VOCETTES PLACED 1ST IN AQUATENNIAL CLASS B 1972 CHEERLEADERS RECOVED AWARD FOR BEST SPIRITED AT HIBBING CLINIC 1973 FOOTBALL TEAM'S FINAL YEAR 1974 VOCETTES WON AQUATENNIAL CHAMPIONSHIP 1975 GIRL'S BASKETBALL TEAM WON CITY CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP 1976 LAST GRADUATING CLASS